White House shooter indicted for bid to kill Obama

In addition to the attempted assassination charge, Ortega-Hernandez has been charged with assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon, injuring property of the US, and related firearms charges.

The grand jury returned criminal charges against Ortega- Hernandez for violating District of Columbia law as well.

Under federal sentencing guidelines, the charges carry a possible prison term of life imprisonment. According to the government's evidence, on November 11, 2011, at about 9 pm, Ortega-Hernandez drove his Honda Accord westbound in the 1600 block of Constitution Avenue NW.

White House shooter indicted for bid to kill Obama

"He stopped the vehicle just past the entrance to the Ellipse, and fired several rounds at the White House," the Department of Justice said.

"No one was injured. FBI investigators examined the building and located several confirmed bullet impact points on the south side of the building on or above the second story residence area. Several bullets and fragments also were collected in the area near the impact points," it said.